[birding] fieldtrip

[Kaynor Heineck]

Is the red breasted goose considered a vagrant or an escapee?

Kaynor Heineck
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  From: rich armstrong 
  To: corvbird 
  Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 12:44 PM
  Subject: [birding] fieldtrip


  1. 5 corvallis audubon birders enjoyed a no rain nice morning trip to bruce road and wilamette park.
  2. among probably 2000 cackling and canada geese was a RED-BREASTED GOOSE (presumably the same bird that has been seen in the valey last 3 years and still striking) and at least 6 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. also becky schweibert was sure she saw an ALEUTIAN CACKLING GOOSE - not only very pronounced neck ring but a tiny bill. unfortunately all the geese flew before the rest of us got to see it.
  3. mcfaddin marsh had 6 GADWALL and a decent number of wintering ducks roughly 20 ring-necked, 20 pintail, 5 shovelers, 50 american wigeon, 50 green-winged teal.
  4. to me the most interesting sight were PIED-BILLED GREBES doing a sort of western grebe running dance. i have never seen pied-bills do that and had no idea they danced.
  5. also a few pairs of CINAMON TEAL, uncooperative wood ducks, and 1 female hooded merganser.
  6. only shorebirds were 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS.
  7. there were MARSH WRENS & COMMON YELLOWTHROATS everywhere, but not easily seen.
  8. nice to see TREE SWALLOWS perched in trees and later saw VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS perched on houses for nice comparison.
  9. an OSPREY posed for us in glorious sunlight and an adult BALD EAGLE glided over us.
  10. GREAT EGRETS & GREAT-BLUE HERONS were sporting their plumes.
  11. the butterfield wetlands near wilamette park had both goldfinches, pine siskin, bluebirds in a nest box but with many house sparrows looking to steal it.
  12. our last bird of the day was an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER at north end of wilamette park.
  Rich Armstrong
  541-753-1978


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